Written answers
Tuesday, 11 May 2021
Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs
435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the opening of ASD units in schools in the areas of Dublin 2, 4 and 6. [24591/21] - Departmental Programmes
436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff who took part in the summer provision programme both school-based and home-based and the DEIS summer programme in 2020. [23620/21] - Special Educational Needs
437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will take steps to secure a special school place for a child (details supplied). [23658/21] - Schools Building Projects
439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a copy of the technical inspection of a school (details supplied) on 1 May 2019. [23662/21] - Irish Sign Language
440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if matters (details supplied) raised in relation to Irish Sign Language will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23666/21] - Schools Building Projects
441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress made on a permanent building for a school (details supplied). [23677/21] - Special Educational Needs
442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason children on the ASD spectrum are not provided with a special needs assistant in the early start programme; and if she will make a... - School Enrolments
443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expand the capacity of schools in the local area of Chapelizod, Dublin, due to a number of housing developments in the area; and if... - Schools Building Projects
444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the queries raised in correspondence by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23696/21] - School Staff
445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made to allow and facilitate the retention of a behavioural analyst at a school (details supplied), which is essential for the... - School Accommodation
446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an urgent request for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - Special Educational Needs
447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure all post-primary schools have ASD classes to cater for persons who have a diagnosis of ASD; when it is hoped that... - School Transport
449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school bus transport will be provided on a qualifying rather than a concessionary basis from Corraguan, Windgap, County Kilkenny, to a school... - Special Educational Needs
450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that there are enough ASD units in towns (details supplied) in County Tipperary, in tabular form. [23792/21] - Teacher Training
451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding and supports that have been provided for professional development training on islands in each of the past five years. [23816/21] - Departmental Policy Functions
452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her policy on securing small rural and island schools against closure. [23830/21] - Teaching Council of Ireland
453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a person (details supplied) to the Teaching Council; the reason there has been a delay in processing the... - Departmental Schemes
454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider increasing the cap on the annual ancillary services grant for schools with over 500 pupils enrolled; and if consideration... - Teaching Council of Ireland
455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application to the Teaching Council will be processed considering that the applicant (details supplied) has a job offer pending; and if... - Schools Building Projects
456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23889/21] - School Accommodation
457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied); if it will be in place by September 2021; and if she... - School Staff
458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school cleaners will be included in the plan to regularise the pay, conditions and pension rights of school staff; and if she will make a... - Irish Sign Language
459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to include Irish Sign Language as a school curriculum subject to ensure equality and inclusivity for the considerable proportion of... - School Staff
460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements in place regarding leave for pregnant teachers, SNAs and early years educators during the Covid-19 pandemic. [24026/21] - Schools Building Projects
461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date regarding the provision of a new school at a site (details supplied); when the next stage in the process is likely to be... - Special Educational Needs
462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is guidance provided to home tutors employed to teach children with autism, especially children who are preschool age; and if she will... - Departmental Funding
463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated by her Department or agencies under her remit to An Taisce in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the... - Schools Building Projects
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress on a building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24148/21] - Irish Sign Language
465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 29 April 2021, the reason Irish Sign Language is not a curricular subject in view of its status as a... - Child Abuse
466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 170 of 21 January 2021 and 1014 of 21 April 2021, if as part the examination by her Department of the ex... - School Staff
467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the proposed removal of a teacher from a school (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this... - School Patronage
468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a copy of the plebiscite results for a school (details supplied) by local electoral area in tabular form; if she will provide... - School Transport
470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the steering group in reviewing the school transport scheme which excludes thousands of students from school transport each year.... - Departmental Programmes
475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children taking part in the school-based summer education programme 2020 who were entitled to the school meals programme; the... - Special Educational Needs
487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 494 of 28 April 2021, the levels of learning disability that will be accepted in the schools specifically... - School Accommodation
489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will communicate as a matter of urgency with An Foras Pátrúnachta with regard to the permanent site for a school (details... - Education and Training Boards
492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the LMETB does not have a single head office building as per a Government decision of 2013; if... - Special Educational Needs
497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to provide early intervention classes in Cobh, County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Funding
498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the non-governmental organisations in receipt of funding from her Department; the amount of funding allocated to same in 2020; and if she will... - School Staff
500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address concerns identified in a report by an organisation (details supplied) specifically the finding that 84% of teaching... - Legislative Measures
501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she has taken to progress the enactment of the Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019 as committed to in the programme for... - School Patronage
502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she has taken to achieve the target of at least 400 multi-denominational primary schools by 2030 as committed to in the programme for... - School Staff
503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the primary schools in County Kerry that are due to lose a mainstream teacher or teachers for the 2021-2022 academic year compared to their... - Departmental Programmes
504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if contingency plans are in place for the 2021 summer provision programme given the continued prevalence of Covid-19; and if she will make a... - Departmental Staff
505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons employed by her Department; and the collective total salary received by employees of her Department. [24438/21] - Departmental Contracts
506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she or her Department employ persons or firms to deal with public relations; if so, the number of persons employed by her Department to deal... - School Curriculum
507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in developing an inclusive relationships and sexuality education curriculum; the steps taken to enact legislative changes in... - Bullying in Educational Institutions
508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that the anti-bullying procedures in schools are robust enough; if these procedures are effective; and if she will make a... - Irish Sign Language
510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in respect of Irish Sign Language in post-primary schools; and if she will make... - Special Educational Needs
511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to setting up an additional special language class in a school (details supplied). [24524/21] - Departmental Programmes
512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider CHO1 as one of the pilot areas to be included in the extension of the pilot of the school Inclusion model; and if she will... - Schools Building Projects
514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project to be completed at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24559/21] - School Accommodation
517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the future plans for a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24562/21] - School Staff
518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to recruit full-time PE teachers at primary school level. [24578/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will undertake an impact assessment on the effects of prolonged school closures in 2021; and if she will make a statement on... - Departmental Programmes
520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of DEIS status for primary schools; when the review will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Accommodation
521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the installation and completion of temporary accommodation on the site of a school (details supplied); and if the school and the... - National Educational Welfare Board
522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the National Education Welfare Board will engage with a family (details supplied) to resolve an issue; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Enrolments
523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of instances of primary schools and secondary schools sharing the same physical site but having separate roll numbers as per schools...
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